Department of Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, Delhi, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2024 Jul 1;20(5):1647-1649. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2280_22. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
Ganglioneuroma (GN) is the most differentiated and benign variant of neuroblastic tumors, most commonly located in the posterior mediastinum, followed by the retroperitoneum and adrenal gland. Children of <10 years of age are more commonly affected than adults. Though benign, GNs can very rarely metastasize to regional lymph nodes or distant sites like liver, bone, spleen, and soft tissues. Metastatic lesions are assumed to represent neuroblastomas in which the metastasis and the primary tumor, both have matured. This differentiation can occur spontaneously or after treatment. We present a primary ganglioneuroma of adrenal gland in a 4-year-old child with nodal metastasis, without any blastemal component at any site.
神经节细胞瘤(GN)是神经母细胞瘤中最具分化和良性的变异型,最常见于后纵隔,其次是腹膜后和肾上腺。儿童比成人更容易患病,年龄<10 岁。尽管是良性的,但 GN 非常罕见地可以转移到局部淋巴结或远处部位,如肝脏、骨骼、脾脏和软组织。转移病变被认为是神经母细胞瘤,其中转移和原发肿瘤都已经成熟。这种分化可以自发发生,也可以在治疗后发生。我们报告了一例 4 岁儿童的肾上腺原发性神经节细胞瘤,伴有淋巴结转移,任何部位均无原始细胞成分。